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ECHL: Opening Weekend Preview | 10/18/2024
Inside the Rink is ready to kick off its coverage of the ECHL for the 2024-25 Season. Each week we will highlight three matchups as our must-see games across the league. Here are our picks for this week. Kansas City Mavericks vs. Wichita Thunder – ECHL/FloHockey Game of the Week (Friday) The Kansas City Mavericks […]
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ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Sign Defenseman Christian Hausinger
The Atlanta Gladiators announced that the club has signed defenseman Christian Hausinger to a contract for the 2024-25 season. Before embarking on his professional career, Hausinger played four seasons of collegiate hockey at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, finishing with 71 points (16 goals, 55 assists) in 96 games. Hausinger was appointed team captain for […]
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ECHL: Iowa Heartlanders Sign Second Defensive Duo of the Week
Coralville, Iowa- On August 15th, the Iowa Heartlanders announced the signings of two defensemen: Connor Federkow, a 21-year-old CHL veteran, and Hakon Nilsen, a Florida-born Norway International. This now increases the number of defensemen the Heartlanders have signed this week to four. Federkow, originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, a city just outside Niagara Falls, has […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder Re-Sign Forward, Goalie
On July 15, the Wichita Thunder announced that they would be re-signing forward Dillon Boucher and Trevor Gorsuch. Both will be returning for their second full seasons. Boucher joined the Wichita Thunder in March of 2023. During the 2022-2023 season, Boucher would play 11 games for the Thunder. During the 2023-2024 season, he played in […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder’s Masella Heads to Hungary
Jeremy Masella, a defenseman for the Wichita Thunder, will be playing for DVTK Jegesmedvék for the 2024-2025 season. DVTK Jegesmedvék is located in Hungary and is part of the Erste Liga (which translates to “First League”). DVTK Jegesmedvék was established in 1910. Masella signed with the Wichita Thunder in August last year. With the Thunder, […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder Re-Sign Kuzmeski, Walker
On Monday, July 8, the Wichita Thunder announced that defenseman Shane Kuzmeski and forward Kobe Walker would be returning to the team for the 2024-2025 season. Shane Kuzmeski came to the Wichita Thunder in January, previously playing for the Florida Everblades. This past season, Kuzmeski participated in 35 games for the Thunder. During these 35 […]
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ECHL: Norfolk Admirals Bring Back Josh McDougall
The Norfolk Admirals announced their first signing for the 2024-25 season in Josh McDougall. McDougall was acquired by the Admirals back on December 23, 2022, from the Wichita Thunder. The 5-foot-10 defenseman has spent two seasons with the Admirals, playing 102 games, tallying six goals and 24 assists and a +2 goal differential. Through the […]
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ECHL: Wichita Thunder’s 2023-2024 Season-Ending Roster
On Monday, the Wichita Thunder announced their season-ending roster, which includes one goalie, nine forwards, and ten defensemen. The lone goalie listed is Trevor Gorsuch. Gorsuch played in 37 games for the Thunder this season. He had an average of 3.41 goals against and had an average save percentage of .908. He was selected as […]
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ECHL: Tahoe Knight Monsters Release Inaugural Season Schedule for 2024-2025
The Tahoe Knight Monsters are one of two new teams entering the ECHL this year, the other being the Bloomington Bison. On Tuesday afternoon, it was announced who the Knight Monsters will play in their first season. The Tahoe Knight Monsters will open their inaugural season at home against the Jacksonville Icemen on Thursday, October […]
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ECHL: Utah Grizzlies Announce 2024-2025 Season Schedule
Yesterday afternoon, the ECHL released the upcoming schedule for the 2024-2025 season, which includes the Utah Grizzlies. When the NHL team in Utah was announced, there was speculation that the Grizzlies would join the AHL. However, that is not the case, as the Grizzlies will play all 72 games in the ECHL this season against […]
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